Breast Cancer In Men

Author

Assistant Professor of Radiology Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

10.22034/icrj.2019.95669

Abstract

Although significantly less prevalent than female, breast cancer also occurs in men. Male breast cancer is typically more aggressive, diagnosed at larger  size and more advanced stage, and has a poorer prognosis than age and stage matched female breast cancers. While female breast cancer survival hasseen significant improvement over  time,  there  is no change in male breast cancer survival. It has been suggested that molecular profile and natural history of male breast cancer is different than  female breast cancer. Understanding of male breast cancer pathophysiology and familiarity with clinical presentation and imaging features of male breast cancer are essential in guiding clinicians to earlier diagnosis and potentially better prognosis of male breast cancer.